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Table 3 Conditional logistic regression analysis of the impact of caregiving on health

From: Female family caregivers face a higher risk of hypertension and lowered estimated glomerular filtration rates: a cross-sectional, comparative study

 

Male

Female

 

AdjustedbOR

AdjustedbOR

Outcome variablesa

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

High blood pressure

1.27

2.16

 

(0.34, 4.66)

(1.14, 4.08)

eGFR < 60

0.50

6.54

 

(0.02, 16.68)

(2.38, 17.91)

Dyslipidemia

1.04

0.75

 

(0.26, 4.21)

(0.44, 1.27)

Liver function disorder

0.5

0.58

 

(0.07, 3.34)

(0.26, 1.29)

Hyperuricemia

0.92

0.39

 

(0.08, 9.99)

(0.03, 5.99)

Hyperglycemia

2.67

1.10

 

(0.16, 45.34)

(0.06, 19.97)

  1. eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; OR: Odd Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval; non-caregivers were the reference group.
  2. ORs and 95% CIs were calculated using conditional logistic regression analysis.
  3. aFor all analyses, caregiver1.
  4. bAdjusted for years’ education, household income, work status, marital status, a history of locomotive syndrome, body mass index, menopause (only among females), smoking, alcohol, exercise, sleep disorder, depression (K6), pain, indefinite complaints, and a history of high blood pressure (only for eGFR)
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